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The word 旧金山 is formed by combining the characters 旧 (old), 金 (gold), and 山 (mountain) to refer to San Francisco. It originated from Chinese immigrants during the 19th-century California Gold Rush, who initially named the area 金山 (Gold Mountain). To distinguish it from later gold rush locations like those in Australia, the character 旧 (old) was prefixed, creating 旧金山 (Old Gold Mountain) as a specific identifier for the city.
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旧金山是一个美丽的城市。
我去年访问了旧金山。
旧金山的天气通常比较凉爽。
许多科技公司在旧金山设有总部。
尽管旧金山的地震风险存在，它依然是一个受欢迎的居住地。